The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-04

| ents, in New York city; Oct H. the Roadmas-
ters Association of America. at Cleveland, O.;
Oct II general time convention IN New York
city; Oct 10, the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers in Chicago and the same date the
Brotherhood of Railway Brakemen, in Bng-
namton. ~ T.. At all these conventions In
dianapolis roads will be we'll represented.
Competition for the lumber traffic out of Micbi
gan City is very sharp between the Lake Erie
d Western and the L. N, A. & G. roads. In
the month of September the former hauled out
OF there for Indianapolis and other southern
points 364 cars. the L., N. A. & c. 355 carloads
OF Der. tie former leading but nine cars.
Both roads would have dohe better could the
cars to I'LL orders have been secured
NJ. E. Ingalls,. president of the C.. l. St L. 81
e., has given the high officials of the roads
wDicn compete tor the passenger business be-
tween Indianapolis and Chicago to understand
tnat unless they put stop to their ticket agents
cutting rates between the points named there
Will be rate war which will to the
quick, the Big Four being determined to hold
the business which rghtfully belongs to it.
General passenger agents were greatly sur
prised yesterday over the announcements that
the Wisconsin Central and the Milwaukee g.
Northern roads had wheeled into line the
non-payment-of-comu missions question. The
two roads. especially the former, have been the
most bitter opponents OF the movemenL in the
past What has heen done to effect such
change Is problem in passengermeu's circles.
In the month of September there arrived and
departed at the Union Depot 3,281 trains. 223 of
them special trains. On these trains were
uduleu I'd c4U ca rs. InlS Is one or the largest
months business done in the Union Depot since
records have been kept of the train movement,
which has been for years. OF the 529
regular trains which arrived, but ahirty-four
were late during the month, which is a remark
able record
" T. Malott. general manager OF the Union
Railway Company. so appreciated the excellent
work done by Superintendent Whitcomb Mar
shall Manning and their assistants, at the Union
depot. during the immense travel occasioned by
the State Fair, the Grand Army of the Republic
movement and the Presidential reception. that
on behalf of the company he returned them
thanks for their untiring and vigilant efforts,
whici was evidenced in the fact that not a per-
son was injured, even scratched by the numer-
Gus trains moving to and fro in the midst of the
large crowds OF people, and there was 60 deten-
tion of trains
The comic papers are lending a hand in favor
an early solution of the car-coupler problem
The main cartoon i'll a recent issue of the Judge
was a picture of an alleged meeting of railway
presidents. in which imaginary resolution
was adopted approving the action of the Master
Car Builders Association for "'the abandonment
of the deadly link and pin," AS the car builders
themselves have not vet formally voted on this
matter by letter ballot the announcement is
little premature. 1t is stated that the vote OF
the Master Car Builders. far as received in
dlcate the adoption of the late conventions ac-
ton by at least a twothirds vote on the coupler
question.